10,000 main dish recipes

Chicken saute Creole style with sieved tomatoes, green peppers, onions, garlic, and basil. Flour-dredged and browned, then simmered until fork-tender in a rich tomato sauce.

Broiled lime shrimp with cilantro, jalapeño, and a zippy lime-garlic dressing. Served cool over cucumber slices for a bright low-fat appetizer or light lunch.

Butter-seared shrimp served over a pool of emulsified green onion and basil butter sauce made with champagne vinegar and chicken stock. A refined, restaurant-quality plate ready in 30 minutes.

Grilled shrimp marinated in orange juice, garlic, rosemary, and olive oil. A 40-minute Mediterranean-style summer main, also works with chicken breasts.

Rosemary chicken breasts coated in yogurt with lemon zest, then breaded and baked until golden. A low-fat, crispy oven-baked chicken dinner ready in 40 minutes.

Italian pasta e fagioli with navy beans, ditalini, and a tomato-rosemary broth. The classic peasant soup made one-pot, thick, hearty, and ready for grated cheese on top.

Grilled Sicilian involtini with beef pounded thin, stuffed with Pecorino, pine nuts, currants, and parsley, then skewered on rosemary sprigs and grilled fast.

Whole roasted chicken stuffed with garlic under the skin, cooked in one pot with carrots and potatoes. Five ingredients, zero fuss, dinner done.

Chicken Kiev wraps pounded chicken breasts around frozen garlic-herb butter, then breads and deep-fries until golden. Cuts open to a buttery flood, served with sherry cream sauce.

Versatile pizza dough that doubles as Roman-style focaccia with garlic olive oil, rosemary, and kosher salt. Double-rise method for a chewy, airy crumb.

Tex-Mex chicken wraps rolled with cilantro mayo, salsa-tossed chicken, crunchy red peppers, and romaine. Make ahead and refrigerate up to 2 days for easy lunches.

A triple-decker Dagwood sandwich stacked with smoked turkey, ham, Emmentaler cheese, spinach, and romaine on whole grain and sourdough bread. A deli lover's dream.

Jamaican-style jerk chicken marinated overnight in spicy seasonings and soy sauce, oven-baked, then dipped in a blended pimento-thyme sauce and baked again.

Yellow shrimp marinates jumbo shrimp in saffron, shallots, thyme, and lemon, then broils until charred at the edges. Served over rice with the saffron-stained pan drippings spooned on top.

Traditional Irish lamb stew layered with potatoes, onions, thyme, and parsley, then slow-cooked in the oven. Just seven ingredients for a hearty, rustic one-pot supper.

Loaded vegetable quiche with sautéed mushrooms, zucchini, carrots, and Swiss cheese in a creamy sour cream custard with thyme and nutmeg. One-hour brunch or dinner in a flaky pie crust.